Veteran Ohio motorcycle drag racer Mike Chongris made winning and setting records look easy this past weekend at XDA’s DME Racing Fall Nationals at Maryland International Raceway. It was only the second event for Chongris’ turbocharged Suzuki GS, and only the second time Chongris has raced in the all-out, wheelie…
English Beat: Moxley at the STP Green Light Nationals
Due to COVID19, there will not be any ACU and FIM Championships in 2020. But Santa Pod has saved the day and decided to run three races in a club series. This is the Green Light Nationals. Funnybike Funnybike riders faced a strong headwind during qualifying on Saturday, but the…
Inside with Eatmyink: The Complete U.S. Nationals Story
When it came to two wheels at the DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals, there wasn’t much more that Matt Smith Racing and Jay Turner Racing could have done better while sweeping up every honor in sight. MSR’s domination of Pro Stock Motorcycle started on day 1 when Angie Smith…
Malloy and Winters lead AHDRA Numidia Winners
The revived AHDRA all-American motorcycle drag racing series thundered into the bucolic countryside of Numidia, Pennsylvania this past weekend, August 29-30, for Numidia Nitro presented by Vreeland’s Harley-Davidson. Delaware legend Bob “Opie” Malloy led pro class winners, while Illinois sportsman Kevin Winters showed that any weekend is a good weekend…
Gast Collects PDRA Win at VMP
Motorcycle drag racing veteran Paul Gast broke Travis Davis’ win streak, earning a wire-to-wire victory over Davis in the Pro Nitrous Motorcycle final at the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) Summer Shootout presented by Callies Performance Saturday night at Virginia Motorsports Park. Gast’s Fast By Gast Suzuki left the line…
Bostick’s 4V PSM Suzuki Hits the Track
Chris Bostick took his George Babor-built, Monster 4-valve head, Suzuki NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle to the track for the first time this past week at the annual pre-U.S. Nationals test at Lucas Oil Raceway. Bostick worked closely during the session with Suzuki PSM masters Greg Underdahl and Gary Stoffer to…
From Dead-On to Balls-out: Brandon Teasley’s Path to Real Street Winner
It used to be easy to classify the Teasley brothers. Brandon was the oldest, the heaviest, and a dead-on bracket racer. Jeremy was younger, svelte, and a deadly out-the-door racer. And Cameron—well, Cameron was the deadly funny jester. But now they’re just crazy mixed up. They’re all (even Cameron) family…
Man Cup at DragWay 42
story and photos by Adam Weege The Man Cup Series finally kicked off their season after the first two races were canceled for COVID19. So the 2020 season started in West Salem, Ohio at DragWay 42 for the 39th annual Fast By Gast Nationals. The turnout was not the best…
Triumph and Tragedy at Indy 3
Note: Coverage of competition at the Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Lucas Oil Raceway is overshadowed by the street accident on Sunday night involving Dom Lagana, Richie Crampton and Jake Sanders in Crampton’s iconic ’57 Chevy wagon. Sanders has been released, Crampton was broken up pretty good,…
Turner and AHDRA Beat the Heat at The Rock
The new AHDRA all-American motorcycle drag racing series returned to its former North Carolina home this past weekend for the Nitro Spring Nationals, presented by Cox Double Eagle Harley-Davidson. And when the nitro smoke had cleared and the thunder receded into the Sand Hills surrounding Rockingham Dragway, it was home…